A Contact for Volunteering

The Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary is the fastest disappearing landmark on Earth! You can help save our home by joining us in supporting common-sense restoration solutions and by volunteering to restore our coastal heartland. - BTNEP Information

Location:
320 Audubon Ave (North Babington Hall, NSU)
Thibodaux, LA, 70310Phone:
1-800-259-0869Mon - Fri:
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

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BP builds containment boxes to place over spill - wtop.com

BP builds containment boxes to place over spill - wtop.com: "The chamber will be one of the largest ever built and will be used in an attempt to contain an oil leak related to the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon explosion. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer"

Opportunities for Fishermen

More training will be offered Monday, parish officials have said. Everhardt said St. Bernard Parish fishermen interested in working to fight the oil should attend a meeting at 7:30 Monday morning in the ballroom behind the Civic Center in Chalmette

The parish has also asked interested commercial fishermen to sign up at the parish's website, www.sbpg.net, at the "Contact Us'' button at the top of the page. Also, fishers can email Everhardt at feverhardt@sbpg.net, Councilman Wayne Landry at wlandry@sbpg.net, or parish executive assistant Karen Turni Bazile at kbazile@sbpg.net

Quote - May 1, 2010

"This event is a self-feeding fire," Environmentalist Richard Charter of the Defenders of Wildlife organization told CNN. "It is so big and expanding so fast that it's pretty much beyond human response that can be effective. ... You're looking at a long-term poisoning of the area. Ultimately, this will have a multi-decade impact."

For those of you outside the Gulf Coast who WILL be impacted by this tragedy, this has the history.

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Our birds are in good hands

People like Jay Holcomb and company


Dish soap in hand, Jay Holcomb and his team from the International Bird Rescue Research Center are ready to help our feathered friends survive the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Holcomb talks to Tonic — and shares thoughts on how you can help.

"Right now, it's quiet," Jay Holcomb says on his cell phone from the shore in Louisiana.

But is it the quiet before the storm?

"That's the million-dollar question," he says. "The oil's already starting to hit the shore. I don't know how bad and how far it's going to go."

Since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico April 20, millions of gallons of oil have leaked into the sea. And while visions of the Exxon Valdez disaster, with shores full of dying, black-covered birds and marine life have rattled in everyone's heads ever since, the oil has — thankfully — stayed off-shore. Until now.

"We have one bird in already," says Holcomb. "A Northern Gannet." An elegant, white bird with black-tipped wings that has no business mucking around in mankind's black gold.



That one bird — being cared for on May 1 — may never know how lucky it was to land in the hands of the best of the best.

Holcomb, the executive director of California's International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) since 1988, was on the ground after the Exxon Valdez cracked its hull, and has overseen more than 150 oil spill relief efforts around the globe. So whether they know it or not, in times of crisis, he's our feathered friends' best friend.

"You pay attention to what the currents and the wind are doing. There's all kinds of sophisticated equipment to track this stuff. But the reality is, as much as we all had our fingers crossed this week, mother nature is tricky," Holcomb says. "We have high tides. I could say, fairly certainly, that the potential for this being massive is there."

It's why the IBRRC has joined forces with Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research of Delaware and local organizations to mobilize in advance of the potential onslaught — getting washing trailers ready in more than one spot along the coast, and accepting shipments of cases of Dawn dishwashing detergent (still the preferred oiled-bird cleanser after all these years), donated by Proctor & Gamble.

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They knew....

Video shows federal officials knew quickly of potential for massive oil flow in Gulf spill

Video from NOAA site shows officials knew quickly of potential for massive oil flow

A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration video, shot as officials coordinated response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, shows that federal officials almost immediately worried that the oil well could leak up to 110,000 barrels per day, or 4.6 million gallons.

In it, officials are discussing the search for survivors of the Deepwater Horizon explosion. There is a hand-drawn map of the spill dated April 22. At one point, the video freezes on a sign next to a door that reads, "War Room."

In one scene, officials say that the estimate for the leak is between 65,000 and 100,000 barrels per day. A dry erase board on the wall reads "Estim: 64,000 to 110,000 bbls/day. CNN reported 300,000/day."

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From npr dot org


concern grew about animals and plants on the ecologically fragile coastline. A rescue operation at Fort Jackson, about 70 miles southeast of New Orleans, had its first patient Friday, a young northern gannett found offshore. The bird is normally white with a yellow head and long, pointed beak but was covered in thick, black oil. Workers with Delaware-based Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research

For each bottle of Dawn detergent purchased, $1 is donated to help save wildlife

Louisiana has contributed $375K so far.

Get involved. Buy Dawn dishwashing detergent, go to that link and help save Gulf Coast wildlife from this horrific tragedy.

500 cleanup job openings

Advanced Industrial Services is looking to hire 500 people to help with the oil spill clean-up. Below you will find the pre-screen requirements, job description.

Go to JOB1 Business and Career Solutions, 2330 Canal Street, New Orleans. They will be accepting applications on Saturday 5/1/2010 from 9:30am to 3pm and Monday-Friday 9am to 3pm.

Pre-Screen Requirements:... See More


Must be able to lift 40lbs

Must be able to work 7 days a week

Must have a valid U.S. I.D.

Must NOT have a Class X Felony under 20 years (Class X Felony being murder, attempted murder, or manslaughter)

Must NOT have a violent felony conviction within the past five years (aggravated assault or aggravated battery)

Job Description:


General Labor positions will be responsible for:


Debris Removal

Placing protective barriers along shorelines and beaches

Basic menial tasks

$10 - $12 DOE

Crew Leader positions will be responsible for:


Supervising up to 10 people

Debris Removal

Placing protective barriers along shorelines and beaches

Basic menial tasks

$12 - $16 DOE

Site Supervisor positions will be responsible for:


Supervising up to 10 Crew Leaders

Debris Removal

Placing protective barriers along shorelines and beaches

Basic menial tasks

$14 - $18 DOE

Site Safety Representative positions will be responsible for:


Enforce safety scope of project

PPE oversight

OSHA enforcement

Basic knowledge of EPA and environmental issues

HAZMAT experience

HAZWOPER experience

Lead Safety Representative positions will be responsible for:


Manage Site Safety Representatives

Develop overall safety scope of project

Define all PPE requirements

Strong understanding OSHA requirements

Strong knowledge of EPA and environmental issues

Ability to train HAZMAT

Ability to train HAZWOPER